Comments for Mr. Amaral, the Military Regime You So Much Admire Shouldn't Be Allowed to Rule Over Brazil at http://www.brazzil.com , comment 1 to 94 out of 20 comments http://www.brazzil.com Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:58:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45725 finaly channal 10 had a good report, strangly globo didnt, but,globo did have a devastating report on last night about hundreds of crack users on train tracks in rio near the favelas....i mean just devastating.... its just so obvious how this all ties in , the vast network of farc with the major drug gangs, and, daily reports of crack busts where we live and something like the globo report on last night with hundreds of crack users this is one of the major obsticles for brazil, now. i really hope they can confront this deep reality that is in major effect now and is eating away at the fabric of this marvelous country - asp Wed, 19 May 2010 01:32:12 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45715 [quote]awfully strange i havent heard it on network news yet....i sure hear about crack on the tv news , but, here is the actual proof farc is deeply involved in bringing it in to the country[/quote] Nothing strange about it. Please re-read what Rev.Paris wrote: [b][i]Thirty plus on, and still, the vast majority of the population are being fed the SAME archaic, brain shriveling TV programming.[/i][/b] In case you haven't noticed the state has just one group that prints all the newspapers which do not focus on [b][i]major[/i][/b] issues. Time to hunker down and wither the storm.;):D - João da Silva Tue, 18 May 2010 02:43:49 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45706 tried to remark about hamid karzai heroin going on in brazil fantacy is so much fun , isnt it? - asp Mon, 17 May 2010 12:03:24 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45705 http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,captura-de-guerrilheiro-revela-base-das-farc-no-brasil,552510,0.htm well, ive been talking about these things all the time, and, here it is its really frustrating to make these points on here while there is so much tea and crumpets over whats going on about the empire i mean, i dont know about you all, but, the major reports where i live about crime and violence from cocaine and crack, is much more relevant to what is hurting brazil than anything about the empire but, i guess reality is no fun awfully strange i havent heard it on network news yet....i sure hear about crack on the tv news , but, here is the actual proof farc is deeply involved in bringing it in to the country - asp Mon, 17 May 2010 12:01:30 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45646 OMG Joao, I didn't think things had gotten that bad there for you alththough they did here for me recently. If you can't even afford the cheap chinese made sandals (vs havianas or better still the peru jellies) who possibly can? Despite all I just sent uma merreca to two families there who were basically wiped out by the landslides, flooding and injuries this past season. It seems maybe I may need to add you to my traditional xmas donations list. - Simpleton Mon, 10 May 2010 07:18:30 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45645 [quote]Power to the people! [/quote] Yes, "Power to the people" can be made available without building "Belo Monte" dam.;):D - João da Silva Mon, 10 May 2010 07:14:51 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45644 [quote] I guess the Chinese are going to walk over Brasil, too?[/quote] In case you decide to open your wallet and go shopping, you would discover that our Chinese brethren are already walking over Brasil, though quite behind our European masters. ;) The brand name for the products these folks in this site are peddling should be "Manolo BOLSHEVIK". The brand name and the products would come handy when the "Great March" begins soon. I am going to go down and buy myself to "Manolo Bolshevik" [b][i]sandals[/i][/b] provided I can afford them.:( - João da Silva Mon, 10 May 2010 06:10:44 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45643 Got up this morning, checked my favorite Brasil blog site, and discovered that it had been invaded by advertising for Chinese shoe and boot products. I guess the Chinese are going to walk over Brasil, too? - Ederson Mon, 10 May 2010 03:40:23 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45629 What happened to you the other day Joao? I've never known you to really put so much of yourself into your posts / be so verbose. I second our esteemed snake's ovation. Only one minor observation to highlight - for those criticizing you in the past, let them take note of your assertion that you are not pretending / not coming from false sense of superiority / elevated caste or station in the grande scheme of our society there. You are the real deal and your use of "I ain't going to" speaks volumes and confirms totally your very humble proletariat background. Power to the people! (but not in the MST sense!) - Simpleton Sun, 09 May 2010 09:02:54 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45628 here here !! hit some nails on the head - asp Sun, 09 May 2010 02:15:25 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45624 During the past two weeks this magazine has published two articles written by our distinguished ex-pat Brasilians living in the U.S. Mr.Amaral pushing for a "benevolent" dictatorship and Mr.Paris defending the democracy. It has been an interesting debate and some bloggers including myself had asked some questions to clarify their respective lines of thoughts. We got some answers, but not to our [i][b]total [/b][/i]satisfaction. One thing Mr.Amaral and Mr.Paris have in common is that they are totally happy with the way that our current President Mr.Lula is running the country, especially in the economic front and as regards the foreign policy. Their views are reinforced by the honors that are being showered upon by the International press like "Le Monde", "The Economist", "El Pais" and now the world famous TIME magazine. Needless to add that in the view of the entire world Mr.Lula has consolidated the democracy, during the past 7 years.Therefore, there is no need for either of the writers to repeat further, the virtues of our current President for the bloggers-at-large. The important thing to remember is that the democratic process as well as Mr.Lula´s policies have to continue. Another point to ponder is the one raised by Mr.Paris-the Brasilians in general are law-abiding, provided the [b][i]top[/i][/b] leadership sets an example and from what I gathered, [i][b]both[/b][/i] the writers seem to be happy with the leadership. The [i][b]only[/b][/i] thorny issue is the drug related violent crimes and many bloggers have pointed it out several times. Our distinguished blogger ASP has mentioned about it many times before and has even come out with some concrete suggestions (like legalizing marijuana). In order to curb this violence, Mr.Amaral has come out with the suggestion of going back to "benevolent" dictatorship. ie. "Take no prisoner policy". My question: Is it worth it? I would think not. I am a great believer of [b][i]electing through ballot[/i][/b] strong leaders and [b][i]kick them out[/i][/b] when they do not perform. IMHO, a coup detat is not needed, but if Gen.Heleno chooses to candidate himself (He cant do it, because he is still in active service and our constitution forbids it), he will make an [b][i]excellent[/i][/b] President to continue the [b][i]democratic[/i][/b] process. But..but..but.., I am quite sure that he is not going to stand for the job of our nation´s CEO, just to do the work of Rudi Giuliani. According to our constitution, it is the [b][i]job[/i][/b] of the governors of each state and they can call in the Federal help, when they cant hack it. So my friends, it is up to the Brasilians to decide whom they elect [b][i]democratically[/i][/b] in the coming elections. If they are happy with Mr.Lula´s performance, they could elect his handpicked candidate as his successor. If they are not, they could vote for the opposition party candidate. As for me, I ain't going to go for any candidate that constantly puts the blame on our military or foreigners for all our woes. Lets not forget that the military governed the country [i][b]just[/b][/i] for 21 years. For the past 25 years, we have been electing our reps. If we are not happy with our elected officials, it is time for kicking them out and bring in new people that place the interests of Brasil [b][i]above[/i][/b] that of their personal ones (or the members of their dynasties). - João da Silva Sat, 08 May 2010 13:57:38 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45621 Sam Paris: However, along with drugs, why not throw in poverty, illiteracy, graft, elitism, crony-ism, nepotism, racism, Nazism, anti-Semitism, sexism, alcoholism, this ism, that ism, domestic violence, bureaucracy, so forth and so on. ***** Ricardo: Because we had all that before, and we still could keep the peace, and a sense of law and order. What changed in a drastic way it has been the illegal drug trade and all the violence, and social decay that comes with that type of activity. ***** Sam Paris: In that case, it’s puzzling why you haven’t yet provided intelligence to and volunteered as a consultant with the Brazilian federal government and even summoned the CIA and the FBI to assist you in a creating a strategic course of action for an eventual all-out sweep across the nation, instead of using Military Kingpins to trample the Constitution, usurp the individual rights of the majority of Brazilians who are law-abiding citizens and thwart the hard-earned progress of the nation? ***** Ricardo: The United States has been at war with the illegal drug trade since the early 1970’s and during that period the number of people in US prisons it has gone up from about 700,000 people to about 2.3 million people in prison in the US today. And the cost of police, bringing to court, and warehousing all these people has exploded and is creating a problem to the budget of a lot of states around the United States. The ironic thing is that illegal drugs and the violence associated with that trade is more widespread than ever before. You said: “volunteered as a consultant with the Brazilian federal government.” I gave my opinion, on how to solve the problem on my article about a military dictatorship in Brazil. I don’t know why my article was not clear to you? I can’t make any clear than that. . - Ricardo C. Amaral Sat, 08 May 2010 09:56:03 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45616 My prison time ? Great. Truly Great. I went to Santo Domingo, Mexico (Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta), California and Florida. And St.Martin and St-Barth. Ahhh....ahhhh....IDIOT ! And my country with a 7,8 millions population ? DONT WORRY AT ALL ! WE are still exporting and importing as MUCH as the mega Brazil with its population of 200 millions SUPERSTARS ! Ahhhh....ahhhh The difference being that you export NO or LOW value added products, such as Iron ore, grains, cheap low quality meats. AND WE export ONLY HIGH TO VERY HIGH value added products. We even produce Very good products IN BRAZIL, using OUR MONEY, OUR technologies and know how and expertises. NESTLE alone has 28 manufacturing plants in BRAZIL...if you did not know. Where are the Brazilians experts producers ?????? UNABLE to produce the Nestlé quality products that Brazilians are willing to buy ????? Better yet, our services sector generates HIGH surpluses ! All in all, our Current Account (Trade & Services) SURPLUS is UNSURPASSED ON EARTH, wether you like or not. Ahhh...ahhhh.... Last but not least, in 2009 our government ended with a BUDGET SURPLUS, contrary to 99,5 % of countries on earth. Ahhh...ahhhh ! And our DEBTS to GDP is one of the lowest on earth, even lower than Germany. Ahhh....ahhh therefore and hopefully you understand why the SWISS FRANC is a SAFE HAVEN CURRENCY at times of crisis ! And contrary to the Brazilian model of providing the World Highest Interests Rates ...after inflation, to maintain value on its currency , my country provides one of the LOWEST rate and still have a VERY strong currency. Guess who the best is. If you cant figure that out, then ask your entrepreneurs. Or ask Robbing Hook why HE still borrows in NON BRAZILIAN CURRENCIES !!!! Ahhh....ahhhh And despite what Lucinda suggested in another thread, sorry sorry for her, but in my country we had Nooooooo sub-primes mortgages, and no real estate prices slump ! Is Lucinda another brazilian junkie talking about what she DOESNT KNOW...and is sure to be RIGHT ???? Ahhh...ahhhh ! Keep borrowing at the Brazilian rate !! 42 % AVERAGE...all in all ! In Brazil the motto is....BUY ONE....BUT PAY TWO...OR THREE ! In Switzerland the motto is....BUY TWO OR THREE...BUT PAY ONE ! Ohhhh...I red recently that there is a Brazilian General having the name of AMARAL !!!!!! Probably a member of your Dynasty ! Thus writing that you are Not politically motivated is a PURE LIE.....Ricardo THE JUNKIE AND LIAR ! Pray God that I will be "jailed" AGAIN where I have been in the last several months !!! Because TRUE, I love more sun ! Something that is missing over here ! Especially in the AUTOMN & WINTER season...BY DEFINITION ! And 6 months there, 6 months here, or so, would be my best jail cell !!!! AGREED ! Ahhhh....ahhhhh....ahhhh....ahhhh ! And for Costinha with her new ID of Fried CHC, it is well known that trannies enjoy to be Fried BACK AND FORTH ! Enjoy COSTA during daylight and COSTINHA at night ! Do you wear high heels, mini skirt, no string and full of make up....while WORKING AT NIGHT ? Just call Sarney, he will invite you in his Bunker ! Over there there is a regular guest with the nickname (not to be officially recognized) of....Robbing Hook ! You will recognize him...he has a beard ! With smilessssss - ch.c Fri, 07 May 2010 20:07:32 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45615 Who have gotten the most punches, Sam or Ricardo? These ego trips are long and painful... Take a rest boys! May life treat you kindly, Costinha - fried CHC Fri, 07 May 2010 17:10:50 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45614 people have to understand that there are forces set in effect about 10 years ago with serious hook ups with huge rio drug gangs and the farc. soon after, the pcc from sao paulo were doing business with the farc. this bust was for things in the amazon. this river of cocaine has been set up to flow into the country and , in rio alone, drugs are a million dollar a day business. its hard to get people to stop that kind of business on all levals, unless some really radical and creative thinking is put into action. its a lot more than just "help the poor" - asp Fri, 07 May 2010 15:54:25 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45613 http://odia.terra.com.br/portal/brasil/html/2010/5/pf_prende_no_brasil_segundo_homem_das_farc_79712.html no matter what side of this debate one is on, you cant sluff off the farc as some of the big players in this game of drugs arms and corruption. if there is no real attempt to follow the trail of where crack cocaine, which is an absolute plaugue where i live, is coming from , it is all idle talk. paraguay also has some very corrupt people funneling arms and drugs into brazil marijuana should be legalised, people shouldnt be going to jail for that. crack cocaine absolutly devastates society. the farc need to be addressed in brazil. i keep bringing in the truth over and over, and here it is again - asp Fri, 07 May 2010 15:49:50 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45612 The country, best known just 20 years ago for its runaway inflation and death row economy and whose currency had less value than the paper thingy used in the game of Monopoly, is the today a major veto player and policy enforcer to the point where without whose willingness to play along, significant global initiatives become paralyzed or dead on their tracks. It’s institutions and social development template under President Lula has grabbed the world’s attention and it’s refusal to comprise on its democratic principles, as shown in last year's Honduran crisis, raised its stature as a force to be reckoned with in the eyes of the world. - Sam Paris Fri, 07 May 2010 11:56:52 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45611 FORGET THE PURPLE COW! I am not waiting for the Second Coming of great Benevolent Dictatorship of any kind! Not matter what color, shape or form! Neither are millions of 'terrorized Brazilians.' Of that I am certain! Now, there's no doubt that the drug problem is a menace and its consumption and its side effects on the individual and societies keeps democracies everywhere dancing on the edge of a volcano. And even the slowest third grader can pretty much figure out that most certainly, the increases in drug commerce and consumption have us seating under the dark shadow of something about to topple. However, along with drugs, why not throw in poverty, illiteracy, graft, elitism, crony-ism, nepotism, racism, Nazism, anti-Semitism, sexism, alcoholism, this ism, that ism, domestic violence, bureaucracy, so forth and so on. As you can see (perhaps), the Brazilian social/political/judicial anatomy (like many democracies – old and young) suffers from various forms of terminal cancer. Still, only drug production and consumption have been made illegal and therefore profitable to both side of the turf. And as such, merits (in your view) the ‘justifiable’ use of the Armed Forces to keep the nation from self-imploding. In your reply you wrote…and I quote you: “The realistic choice in Brazil today is between being a “Benevolent Dictatorship” or being ruled by fast growing corrupt and cancerous criminal system that includes powerful druglords, and criminal gangs calling the shots and terrorizing the Brazilian population.” Upon reading the above quote, one can readily assume you know who the individuals behind the fast growing corrupt and cancerous criminal system that includes powerful druglords, and criminal gangs are. In that case, it’s puzzling why you haven’t yet provided intelligence to and volunteered as a consultant with the Brazilian federal government and even summoned the CIA and the FBI to assist you in a creating a strategic course of action for an eventual all-out sweep across the nation, instead of using Military Kingpins to trample the Constitution, usurp the individual rights of the majority of Brazilians who are law-abiding citizens and thwart the hard-earned progress of the nation? But what is realistic to ponder is; given your knowledge of the drug situation, of its operators and your zeal and eagerness to usher in the messianic dictators to deal with it; shouldn’t you pick up your bags, hop on plane and jet to Brazil and offer to position yourself at the front line of the war on drugs? After all, as you just said “and there is always some collateral damage along the way when you are trying to achieve the desirable goals that would be very good for society on the long run.” Then I see you will have no problem in joining the melee and maybe even fall as one among the casualties. You see. It’s far too easy to be a couch justiceiro when someone will do your heavy lifting. To call on the military to take over the country while you are at a safe distance, watching from a HD wide-screen, sipping coffee, feet on the table, puffing a cigar (perhaps) is as easy as falling off a log. But it’s hard to verify that your arguments in favor of Dictatorship hold water. Strangely though, looking at the situation in Brazil of the moment, Time magazine has just named President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – Brazil’s incumbent and charismatic leader the world's most influential leader. Brother Barack Obama is ranked fourth and (there are only four heads of state or government in the list) More tellingly, Time has never selected a Latin American leader as person of the year. Outside the United Stated of North America (yes I call it USNA) only Mahatma Gandhi made the cut…and that was way back in 1930. So, if you are serious about getting rid of the drug/crime problem and preserving Brazil’s freshly rediscovered identity and self-made progress you must come forward and walk the talk. Roll up your sleeves and go join the battle to save Brazil from the hands of its terrorizers. To me and I am sure to many, the drug/crime problem in Brazil isn’t the cause but rather the effect. Deal with the cause (s) of the problem and the problem will puff away. Simple. Speaking of which; there right now, easy, viable, bloodless; viable and freedom upholding and protecting solutions to cure all of Brazil’s ailments. Stay tunned! - Sam Paris Fri, 07 May 2010 11:56:05 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45610 Dr.Cata is not on strike. He is debating with Ricardo under latter´s article! I might join them once the new server of this magazine is activated and starts working at full throttle.;):D;D - João da Silva Fri, 07 May 2010 06:55:33 +0100 http://www.brazzil.com/home-mainmenu-1/218-april-2010/10388-mr-amaral-the-band-of-military-criminals-you-admire-must-never-rule-over-brazil-again.html#comment-45602 When I said: "The realistic choice in Brazil today is between being a “Benevolent Dictatorship” or being ruled by fast growing corrupt and cancerous criminal system that includes powerful druglords, and criminal gangs calling the shots and terrorizing the Brazilian population." I am not talking about president Lula and his current government, since I actually like and admire president Lula. I am talking about "the real thing" the actual criminal gangs and druglords. - Ricardo C. Amaral Thu, 06 May 2010 16:26:04 +0100